Was Amana changed to 'weedy tulips'
Jane McGary (Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:36:23 PDT)
Jim Waddisk asked
I am wondering if anyone has similar experience with Tulips
that are stoloniferous and run about the garden. I clearly NEED
MORE of these and am open to suggestions. I have tried T. sprengeri
repeatedly after hearing of its weedy self seeding tendencies, but
it has had no willingness to run amok in my garden conditions.
Tulipa sylvestris, which I think is hardy enough for Jim's area, is
stoloniferous. Tulipa sprengeri does not self-sow for me in Oregon,
but I collect the seed and grow it easily in pots for moving to the
garden later. I think T. clusiana is also a spreader, at least it was
in my mother's garden in California, but it may not be so cold-hardy.
I have a tulip from the Archibalds' collections in western Iran,
which I have tentatively identified as Tulipa montana, and it
increases fast in the bulb house; I'll probably try it outside next year.
I have written a review of "The Genus Tulipa" by Diana Everett for
our newsletter, The Bulb Garden. This volume in the Kew Monographs
series is beautifully produced but, as detailed in the forthcoming
review, does not clarify the classification as much as one would
hope. Still, it should be in the library of anyone with a strong
interest in species Tulipa.
Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA